Mountain Journal: Our Beat is America's Wildest Ecosystem
WEB5 days ago · Mountain Journal features articles on Yellowstone, Grand Teton and the American West covering wildlife, ecosystems, art, and American western lands public policy.
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WEBMountain Journal public-interest articles on public land issues in the American west including the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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WEBEVERY DAY, OUR REPORTING STARES INTO THE EYES OF WILDNESS. Mountain Journal is headquartered in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the wildest region in the Lower 48 states and a nexus for understanding the interrelationships between people and nature in the American West.Greater Yellowstone, as a region, is considered a global icon, destination, and bellwether for thinking about the ...
Montana Preps for Potential Grizzly Bear Delisting
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on September 11 released its final environmental impact statement assessing the potential impacts of the statewide management of grizzly bears should they be delisted. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide in January 2025 whether to maintain or alter the current Endangered Species Act protections for grizzlies in the Northern Continental ...
Big Sky, Montana: A New West Mountain Town Primed
WEBApr 19, 2023 · Driving south on Highway 191 from Bozeman, Montana, the earth is dry and cracked along the dropping Gallatin River. Fly fishers stand in shallow pools casting to rainbow trout but it’s already hot and fishing restrictions will force anglers off …
Are Bison Numbers in Yellowstone Sustainable?
WEB4 days ago · The National Park Service recently released its environmental impact statement concerning the numbers of bison they will manage for in the future. Its “preferred alternative” calls for between 4,500 and 6,000 bison in Yellowstone National Park. When bison numbers reach 6,000, NPS will initiate ...
My Yellowstone Mauling And Mountaintop Rescue: An Exclusive …
WEBSep 2, 2019 · Earlier in the week, we had backpacked to low hills overlooking the bison meadows of Pelican Valley for a study site but had come up dry. A canoe trip down Yellowstone Lake to a trout-spawning stream showed more promise: lots of tracks, scats, and fish pieces but no open ground or high spots to observe bears.
In The Bull's Eye: A Human Swarm Is Overwhelming The Yellowstone Region
WEBJul 20, 2021 · So far, we have seen little success addressing these “new west” growth-related threats than the threats from extractive industry.Handling this newer generation of impacts requires a new approach for managing regional growth and an unprecedented level of advocacy, collaboration, and innovation of the kind that, like the ecosystem itself, reaches across local, state, and federal agencies and ...
Yellowstone: What Comes Next After The Covid Crush?
WEBJan 18, 2021 · EDITOR'S NOTE: Steven Fuller returns to Mountain Journal with a new dispatch to start 2021 after a year, he says, that was unlike any other in his nearly 50 years as a Yellowstone winterkeeper. Stationed near Canyon Village with close proximity to the western rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Fuller often takes photographs to serve as a sort of visual diary.
A True New West Grizzly Bear Dilemma - Mountain Journal
WEBJan 12, 2023 · The issue remains unresolved and it is a prime example of where wild nature and human responsibility must meet in the New West. As Malou Anderson-Ramirez wrote in a recent blog post on the Tom Miner Basin Association website, she understands the beauty of wild creatures like grizzly bears, but that we must tread lightly and stay informed.